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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Conversation
1987 0h 4m EN
Comedy
Synopsis
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Stop-motion experimental short where two men communicate with one another, talk on the telephone, smoke cigarettes, and contort themselves. Produced 1987 and released in 1988 on the VHS compilation Fat of the Land, released via Factory Records video imprint IKON. "Here is the first tape of a new British cinema which should be seen by everyone who loves film. The official British cinema is truly dead, alive only in admens bought dreams. This is the way to go."- Derek Jarman
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Richard Heslop
Timothy Burke
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard Heslop
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Richard Heslop directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Richard Heslop and Timothy Burke carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 4 min · 0h 4m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Richard Heslop
Production companies
Who made it
- FA
Factory Records
GB
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- experimental film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-01-01
